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  As part of efforts to promote peace, unity and peaceful co-existence, the Andoni Sole Administrator, Atajit Francis has held a reconciliatory meeting with community members and stakeholders in Ikuru town. The meeting which is aimed at resolving the lingering disputes, enhance sustainable peace and facilitate the return of the community's paramount ruler was attended by traditional rulers, youths, women , security personnel as well  as other leaders of the community. Speaking during an enlarged reconciliatory engagement meeting, the Andoni Sole Administrator,  emphasized the importance of living in peace and harmony among members and the need to forgive one another for the betterment and development of the community, stating that "two wrongs cannot make a right."  Atajit Francis urged the community members to display sportsmanship and maturity by allowing their paramount ruler return and resume his responsibility as the custodian of the culture and tradition of the ...

  By: Martha Igbiks  The Sole Administrator of Andoni Local Government Area,Mr. Atajit Francis says his administration will focus more on Primary Education, Sanitation, Healthcare as well as Youth development. The Andoni Sole Administrator, Mr. Francis stated this during a meeting with staff at the council headquarters in Ngo Town. Mr. Francis, while urging staff to show commitment to duty, also assured that transparency and accountability will be the hallmark of his administration. He further proposed a monthly environmental sanitation exercise in all communities in the LGA. The Sole Administrator of Andoni LGA, Atajit Francis, during the interactive session with workers of the council, also promised to prioritize staff welfare while emphasizing the importance of teamwork to achieve targets even within a short time frame of his leadership.  Atajit further urged workers to refrain from making un-complimentary utterances, including gossips which he noted, could cause ranco...

By: Awajis Josiah-Chijindu  A Police Inspector,Maxwell Zabu attached to the former Chairman of   of Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers state, Mr. Victor Ihunwo has shot himself dead at the early hours of today, Tuesday,April 22nd at the Eagle Island residence of the Ex- PHALGA Chairman. While the details of the incident is still sketchy as at press time, #awajisgeorgenews gathered that the  incident was reported at the Police post Eagle island which is under Azikiwe Police Division, at Illabouchi,Mile 2, Diobu, Port Harcourt. We further learnt that detectives from the Azikiwe Police Division had visited the scene as part of preliminary investigation procedures. Meanwhile, spokesperson, Rivers State Police Command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko told our correspondent that "it is  suspected that the Police officer killed himself but  investigation is ongoing to ascertain what actually transpired". As at press time, the Commissioner of Police in Rivers ...

 By: Awajis Josiah-Chijindu  The Rivers State Police Command has made significant progress in an earlier report regarding the unfortunate kidnap and subsequent murder of one Hope Georgewill, the Chief Executive Officer of HMG Attitude Ltd, who was abducted alongside two others on March 26, 2025, along the Cotton Channel, Bakana River, by a gang of notorious sea pirates led by one Preye Ngian-Ngian 'M', a native of Degema Local Government Area, Rivers State. Despite a ransom payment of Two Million Naira (₦2,000,000) made to the kidnappers, the body of the deceased was later recovered and deposited at the morgue. Following relentless investigative efforts and intelligence led policing, on April 3, 2025, at about 0730hrs, operatives of the Anti-Cultism Unit (ACU), Emohua, in collaboration with intelligence gathered from two earlier arrested suspects in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, launched a tactical operation on the kidnappers’ hideout located in a creek off the Bonny Waterway. Upon ...

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  By: Awajis Josiah-Chijindu   Suspected Iceland cultists said to be loyal to late cult leader, David Gift popularly known as 2Baba allegedly killed a former Youth leader, Godspower Uwhetu in Odhiaje community, Ahoada East local government area of Rivers State today, Wednesday 9th, April 2025. It was gathered that the suspected cultists numbering about five led by one Sam invaded the Youth leader's house about 1am brought him out and shot him dead in front of his house before fleeing. Speaking to Newsmen, former Public Relations Officer of Igbu Akoh Youth Congress, Comrade Hector Ekeakita said he was informed at the early hours of the day  that a former Youth leader of Odhiaje by name Godspower Uwhetu was killed  by one  Sam. According to Comrade Ekeakita, before the incident, mother of Sam was said to have held Uwhetu on his clothe, accusing him of calling soldiers to raid the house of his Son stating that "his son is innocent". "Since that day,  Uwhe...

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By: Awajis Josiah-Chijindu  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a sweeping reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited board, removing the chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure and the group chief executive officer, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari. President Tinubu removed all other board members appointed with Akinyelure and Kyari in November 2023. The new 11-man board has Engineer Bashir Bayo Ojulari as the Group CEO and Ahmadu Musa Kida as non-executive chairman. Adedapo Segun, who replaced Umaru Isa Ajiya as the chief financial officer last November, has been appointed to the new board by President Tinubu. Six board members, non-executive directors, represent the country's geopolitical zones. They are Bello Rabiu, North West, Yusuf Usman, North East, and Babs Omotowa, a former managing director of the Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas( NLNG), who represents North Central. President Tinubu appointed Austin Avuru as a non-executive director from the South-South, D...